His
muscles stiffened and Marco pressed his lips together. “Of that, I am fully
aware.” His hands dropped to his sides and his jaw ticked.

“I
just meant...” I trailed off, unsure how to rectify the situation. I’d let my
anger get the best of me. Marco looked down with such intensity in his dark
gaze that I drew in a breath and held it.

Eventually,
he wrapped his hands around me and I exhaled a shaky breath. He drew me to his
firm chest and dropped his forehead to the top of my head. Being locked in his
embrace and pressed against his body left me breathless. Tingling started in my
extremities as Marco’s hand caressed up and down my back. He nuzzled his face
into my neck and drew in a deep breath, inhaling my scent.

“Profumi
d’estate. You smell like a sweet summer breeze.” His lips grazed my neck and I
shuddered before he brought his forehead to mine.

His
scent—a combination of expensive cologne with a hint of bergamot—drifted into
my nose. Suddenly, I wanted to pleasure this man. Not because I was being paid
to do it, but because I wanted him to want me, I wanted to make him happy, and
I wanted to know him intimately. As fucked up as all that was.

I
moved my hands to his chest, feeling his hard pecs flex beneath my palms as I
dragged them down his abdomen, eventually lowering myself to my knees. The
outline of his swollen cock was clear through his suit pants and I traced the
shape with a single finger. When I reached the tip and squeezed, he hissed and
pushed his hips forward. Wetness pooled between my thighs and my clit pulsed,
demanding attention.

I
looked up at him as I undid his belt and slowly pulled his zipper down. His
large hands threaded into his hair, his eyes a little wild. My nipples hardened
when I opened his pants and saw that he wore no underwear. Did he always go commando?

I
licked my lips at the sight of his large, uncircumcised cock, stiff and
straining in front of me. Before I could act, Marco bent at the waist and
reached down, gripping my wrists and stilling me. He squeezed them, and with
only a look he told me to let go of his dress pants. I did, unable to help
myself from doing his bidding.

Marco
gently pushed one strap of my dress off my shoulder and then the other. He
pulled the fabric down, and since I wore no bra, my breasts sprung free. His
eyes flared and he bit down on his bottom lip, sucking it into his mouth as he
did. Unable to control my reaction, my back arched, silently begging him to put
his hands, mouth—hell, anything—on me.

My
breasts felt swollen and heavy, my nipples almost painfully erect. Marco ran the
back of his hand softly along the outside edge of one breast as my heart
hammered in my chest like a tribal drum, the beat picking up speed the longer I
was forced to wait. His heavy-lidded gaze drifted up to meet mine at the same
time his fingers clamped around one of my nipples and squeezed. I cried out, my
head dropping back at the pure ecstasy of pain that was matched with equal
parts pleasure.

“Sei
perfetta,” he said, falling to his knees.

He
palmed my breast, and I brought my head up just in time to watch his head dip
down. He sucked the nipple he’d just delivered such exquisite torture to into
his hot mouth, soothing the ache that remained. With no warning, he twisted my
other nipple. My hands dove into his hair while his steady gaze watched my
reaction. His full lips dragged across my hot skin until he reached my other
nipple and laved it, erasing the sting of his assault.

Then
he squeezed both of my breasts, pressing them together. “I am going to fuck
these beautiful tits. Soon.”

God, I hoped Marco was a man of his
word.

His
stiff shaft bobbed with his movements while he played with me a little longer,
sucking and pinching and pulling and tugging. Everything he did was driving me
wild.

Finally,
he pulled away from me and stood back up, his pants wide open and displaying
his impressive manhood. Marco unbuttoned his shirt as I kneeled below him,
watching the buttons give way, one by one, revealing even more of his chiseled
chest.

The
man definitely spent time working on his physique. Starting at his protruding
pecs, I reached up and ran my hands down his eight-pack and along the deep V
carved into the lower half of his abdomen. Both the V and his dark treasure
trail seemed to be pointing to the one thing that could ease the steady heat
burning inside of me.

I
hadn’t realized how hard I was biting my bottom lip until Marco pushed his
shirt off so that his cock was front and center, begging for attention. Dark,
assessing eyes looked down on me, and a smug grin tugged on one corner of his
mouth. “Open up, bella.” His hand pushed into my hair and pulled me forward.

He
didn’t have to ask twice.

~ About the Author ~

USA Today
Bestselling author, Elisabeth Grace, has a soft spot for romance novels with
happily ever afters and a hot spot for alpha males! She currently lives outside
Toronto, Canada with her hubby and two small children. Life is busy, but never
to busy for a good story and to share her love of reading and writing with
others.

USA Today bestselling author, Liv Morris,
was raised in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. She now resides on the rock
known as St. Croix, USVI with her first and hopefully last husband. After
relocating twelve times during his corporate career, she qualifies as a
professional mover. Learning to bloom where she's planted, Liv brings her
moving and life experience to her writing.

USA Today bestselling author, Liv Morris,
was raised in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. She now resides on the rock
known as St. Croix, USVI with her first and hopefully last husband. After
relocating twelve times during his corporate career, she qualifies as a
professional mover. Learning to bloom where she's planted, Liv brings her
moving and life experience to her writing.

After the loss of his closest friend, and with a scheduled deployment closing
in, the last thing Army Ranger Colin Dunham wants is to start any new
relationship. But Joey, with her gorgeous eyes and blunt honesty, grabs
Colin’s attention from the moment he catches her watching him from across the
bar. He knows one night is all they can have. This mysteriously addictive girl
ends up taking over every one of his dreams and nightmares, though, crossing
the line of another night he’d rather forget.

As
dreams become reality, Colin steps in to protect Joey from a threat he never
imagined. And when tables turn, it’s Joey who must protect him.
Circumstances are never what they seem.

Can just one night lead them to the
other side of heartache?

~ About the Author ~

Rebecca a New Jersey native has had a
passion for reading all of her life. No matter the genre, turning her dreams
into stories for her readers to treasure is more than she could ask for. She
lives with her family wishing every day could be spent in the summer sun.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

The Queen of Paranormal Romance, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gena Showalter, returns with THE DARKEST TORMENT, the eagerly anticipated twelfth novel in her Lords of the Underworld series, available May 31, 2016! Pre-order your copy today!

Pre-order THE DARKEST TORMENT here!

~ Synopsis ~

New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with her most explosive Lords of the Underworld tale to date, about a fierce warrior on the brink of sanity who will stop at nothing to claim the exquisite human with the power to soothe the beast inside him…

Driven to his death by the demon of Distrust, Baden spent centuries in purgatory. Now he's back, but at what cost? Bound to the king of the underworld, an even darker force, he's unable to withstand the touch of another…and he's quickly devolving into a heartless assassin with an uncontrollable temper. Things only get worse when a mission goes awry and he finds himself saddled with a bride—just not his own.

Famed dog trainer Katarina Joelle is forced to marry a monster to protect her loved ones. When she's taken hostage by the ruthless, beautiful Baden immediately after the ceremony, she's plunged into a war between two evils—with a protector more dangerous than the monsters he hunts. They are meant to be enemies, but neither can resist the passion burning between them…and all too soon the biggest threat is to her heart.

But as Baden slips deeper into the abyss, she'll have to teach him to love…or lose him forever.

Check out this exclusive graphic teaser we have for
THE DARKEST TORMENT!

~ About the Author ~

Gena Showalter is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the spellbinding Lords of the Underworld and Angels of the Dark series, two young adult series--Everlife and the White Rabbit Chronicles--and the highly addictive Original Heartbreakers series. In addition to being a National Reader's Choice and two time RITA nominee, her romance novels have appeared in Cosmopolitan (Red Hot Read) and Seventeen magazine, she's appeared on Nightline and been mentioned in Orange is the New Black--if you ask her about it, she'll talk for hours…hours! Her books have been translated in multiple languages.
She’s hard at work on her next novel, a tale featuring an alpha male with a dark side and the strong woman who brings him to his knees. You can learn more about Gena, her menagerie of rescue dogs, and all her upcoming books at genashowalter.com or Facebook.com/genashowalterfan

Cover
Reveal
The Empty Jar
by
M. Leighton

Release Date: May 8, 2016

Today is cover reveal day for
M. Leighton's upcoming release entitledThe
Empty Jar. She wanted
to say a little something about the cover before we reveal it and the
description, so here she is.

First
of all, a huge, heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you amazing women who are helping
me reveal this cover today. I appreciate everything you do for me, for authors
in general and for this community. As a reader, I love you, too:)

Secondly...

OMG
OMG OMG! IT'S FINALLY TIME TO REVEAL!

I
feel like I've been waiting AGES to share this with you!

This
cover... GAH! Y'all, it took me forEVER to get it just right. There was a
certain "feel" that I wanted to achieve with it and I wasn't happy
until I felt that "feel" jumped right out when I looked at it. I
wanted the cover to speak of the book. I wanted it to show the highs and lows,
the sweet and the poignant, thedepthof it, if you will. And
finally...finally, I feel like it does:) You might not realize just how
much NOW, but once you read this story, you'll be like, "Yeah. That
cover is perfect for this book!"

When
I got the paperback proof in the other day, I held it in my hands and I just
stared at it. Not only is this story extremely special to me, but this is
probably my favorite cover of all my books. Ever. When I look at
it, I see so much more than just a picture. I see all the things that I
find in life, as well as what I put into the story that isThe Empty Jar. It's a
blend of happy pinks and brooding blues. It's light and it's dark. There
are highs and there are lows. There is morning and there is night.
But if you notice the sky on this cover, there are little flickers of
brightness in the bodies of the lightning bugs. Life is that way, too. Even in
the darkest part of the night, there is a spark of hope. There is beauty.
There is the romantic glow of a full moon, the silvery face of your mate,
the delicate twinkle of fireflies. It's all there if we look closely
enough—that balance of beauty and tragedy.

And
love.

Always
love.

Below
is a little more about the book. It's hard to tell you much without spoiling
anything, but I think you can get a feel for it. It's such a special
story. So raw, so real. I honestly can't wait for y'all to read it! I
hope you love IT and the cover as much as I do:)

If
you want to know more about how it came about, you can read my blog post about
ithere.

A
little tease

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Release Day Blitz

Loving You

{Love Wanted in Texas #5}by

Kelly Elliott

Release Date: April 19, 2016

~ Synopsis ~

In the long awaited conclusion to the Wanted,
Broken, and Love Wanted in Texas series, New York Times bestselling author
Kelly Elliott brings you a story filled with angst, cowboys, and fairytale
love.

Taylor Atwood and Jase Morris finally found their
way to one another. Life couldn’t have been more perfect for either one of them
as they began to build a future together.

When tragedy strikes, Taylor’s perfect world is gone
in an instant, leaving her with nothing but unanswered questions. Will she find
the strength to go on, or will the idea of Jase possibly being gone forever
prove to be more than Taylor can handle?

Facing life’s toughest situations, Taylor and Jase will
both learn that nothing is stronger than family and true love.

Loving You is the sixth and final book in the Love
Wanted in Texas series.

Kelly Elliott is married to a wonderful Texas cowboy
who has a knack for making her laugh almost daily and supports her crazy ideas
and dreams for some unknown reason...he claims it's because he loves her!

She’s also a mom to an amazing daughter who is
constantly asking for something to eat while her fingers move like mad on her
cell phone sending out what is sure to be another very important text message.

In her spare time she loves to sit in her small
corner overlooking the Texas hill country and write.

One of her favorite things to do is go for hikes
around her property with Gus....her chocolate lab and the other man in her
life, and Rose, her golden retriever. When Kelly is not outside helping the
hubby haul brush, move rocks or whatever fun chore he has in store for her that
day, you’ll find her inside reading, writing or watching HGTV.

From the New
York Times bestselling author of such “racy, sizzling Stark novels” (RT
Book Reviews) as Release Me and Say My Name comes the provocative first
Stark International Novel—the beginning of the S.I.N. series.

~ Synopsis ~

It
was wrong for us to be together, but it was even harder to be apart.

The memory of Dallas Sykes burns inside of me.

Everyone knows him as a notorious playboy, a man for
whom women and money are no object. But to me, he’s still the one man I
desperately crave—yet the one I can never have.

Dallas knows me better than anyone else. We bear the
same scars, the same darkness in our past. I thought I could move on by staying
away, but now that we’re drawn together once more, I can’t fight the force of
our attraction or the temptation to make him mine.

We’ve tried to maintain control, not letting ourselves
give in to desire. And for so long we’ve told ourselves no—but now it’s finally
time to say yes.

Note:
Dirtiest Secret is intended for mature audiences.

~ Excerpt ~

Even
by Southampton standards, the party at the nine-thousand-square-foot mansion on
Meadow Lane reeked of extravagance.

Grammy
Award–winning artists performed on an outdoor stage that had been set up on the
lush lawn that flowed from the main house to the tennis courts. Celebrities
hobnobbed with models who flirted with Wall Street tycoons who discussed stock
prices with tech gurus and old-money academics, all while sampling fine scotch
and the season’s chicest gin. Colored lights illuminated the grotto style pool,
upon which nude models floated lazily on air mattresses, their bodies used by
artisan sushi chefs as presentation platters for epicurean delights.

Each
female guest received a Hermès Birkin bag and each male received a limited
edition Hublot watch, and the exclamations of delight—from both the men and the
women—rivaled the boom of the fireworks that exploded over Shinnecock Bay at
precisely ten p.m., perfectly
timed to distract the guests from the bustle of the staff switching out the
dinner buffet for the spread of desserts, coffee, and liqueurs.

No
expense had been spared, no desire or craving or indulgence overlooked. Nothing
had been left to chance, and every person in attendance agreed that the party
was the Must Attend event of the season, if not of the year. Hell, if not of
the decade.

Everyone
who was anyone was there, under the stars on the four acre lot on Billionaires’
Row.

Everyone,
that is, except the billionaire who was actually hosting the party. And speculation
as to where he was, what he was doing, and who he was doing it with ripped
through the well-liquored and gossip-hungry crowd like wildfire in a windstorm.

“No
idea where he could have disappeared off to, but I’d bet good money he’s not
pining away in solitude,” said a reed-thin man with salt-and-pepper hair and an
expression that suggested disapproval but was most likely envy.

“I
swear I came five times,” a perky blonde announced to her best friend in the
kind of stage whisper designed to attract attention. “The man’s a master in
bed.”

“He’s
got a shrewd head for business, that one,” said a Wall Street trader, “but no
sense of propriety where his cock is concerned.”

“Oh,
honey, no. He’s not relationship material.” A brunette celebrating a recently
inked modeling contract shivered as if reliving a moment of ecstasy. “He’s like
fine chocolate. Meant to be savored in very limited quantities. But so damn
good when you have it.”

“More
power to him if he can grab that much pussy.” A hipster with beard stubble and
a man-bun wiped his wire-rimmed glasses clean with his shirttail. “But why the
fuck does he have to be so blatant about it?”

“All
of my friends have had him.” The petite redhead who pulled in a six figure wife
bonus smiled slowly, and the flash of her green eyes suggested that she was the
cat and he was the delicious cream. “But I’m the only one of us to enjoy a
second helping.”

“All
your friends?”

“How
much pussy?”

“At
least half the women here tonight. Maybe more.”

“Man,
don’t even ask that. Just trust me. Dallas Sykes is the King of Fuck. You and
me? Mere mortals like us can’t even compare.”

J.
Kenner (aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly,
Wall Street Journal and #1 International bestselling author of over seventy
novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres.

Though known primarily for her
award-winning and internationally bestselling erotic romances (including the
Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York
Times bestseller list and #1 internationally, JK has been writing full time for
over a decade in a variety of genres including paranormal and contemporary
romance, "chicklit" suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal mommy
lit.

JK has been praised by
Publishers Weekly as an author with a "flair for dialogue and eccentric
characterizations" and by RT Bookclub for having "cornered the market
on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swopn for
him." A four time finalist for Romance Writers of America's prestigious
RITA award, JK took home the first RITA trophy awarded in the category of
erotic romance in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me (book 2 of her Stark Trilogy).